Construction works for a new synagoge will start in Bochum
Upcoming Monday the construction works for a new synagoge will start in Bochum.
The foundation-stone will be laid on the 14th of November in presence of the former regional rabbi Dr. Henry Brandt (now Augsburg), local politicians and the head of the "Zentralrat" (Central Council- umbrella organization of German Jewry) Dr. hc. Paul Spiegel.
Medieval records attest to Jews in the city 1349, during the Black Death. The first synagogue was opened in 1594. There were 1,152 Jews in Bochum in 1933, with an array of institutions and two synagogues. In October 1938, 250 non-German Jews were expelled from the city and the main synagogue was blown up on Kristallnacht. By June 1939, 355 Jews remained in Bochum; they were later deported to Auschwitz and Theresienstadt. The jewish community of Bochum, Herne and Hattingen has 1000 members today.
Homepage of the jewish community of Bochum
The foundation-stone will be laid on the 14th of November in presence of the former regional rabbi Dr. Henry Brandt (now Augsburg), local politicians and the head of the "Zentralrat" (Central Council- umbrella organization of German Jewry) Dr. hc. Paul Spiegel.
Medieval records attest to Jews in the city 1349, during the Black Death. The first synagogue was opened in 1594. There were 1,152 Jews in Bochum in 1933, with an array of institutions and two synagogues. In October 1938, 250 non-German Jews were expelled from the city and the main synagogue was blown up on Kristallnacht. By June 1939, 355 Jews remained in Bochum; they were later deported to Auschwitz and Theresienstadt. The jewish community of Bochum, Herne and Hattingen has 1000 members today.
Homepage of the jewish community of Bochum
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